John Herman writing at Buzzfeed did a really smart thing a few weeks ago. He looked at the best metacritic scores for the PS3 and XBOX 360 and plotted them on a graph (above). Turns out, the best games come around the same time the prices on the consoles start to come down too. It's not really a surprise, but as one who is profoundly frustrated with his XBOX One right now, it's a great perspective.
The Last Console Generation Took Four Years to Peak Buzzfeed.com